Improvement in horse hay-forks



l tltiitt iaia WILLIAM W. MCFADDIN, OF ENNISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE HAY-FORKS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.`

To all lwhom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. MUFADDIN, of Ennisville, in the county of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description ot' th'e construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part vof this specification and tothe letters and figures ot' reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a perspective view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the end prong.

My invention relates to an improvement in the mode of constructing hay-forks; and

It consists in the manner of securing the prongs to the wooden cross-head, whereby lightness and strength are secured. Y

Ihe letter A of thedrawing represent-s the wooden cross-head, to which is attached the handle B. The cross-head is usually of a rectangular form.

C represents a plate attached partlyvto the crosshead and partly to the handle It serves to support the catch I) and to strengthen the joint.

A similar plate, C', is attached under the joint.

E E represent the tines of the hay-fork.

The heel ot cach tine is fiat-tened to form a plate, a', which is bent backward at right angles with the rear portion of the tine, and is designed to lie on the upper side of the cross-head.

At the rear end of the plate a is a short I lanch, b', which extends downward on the rear side ot' the crosshead, and serves to clamp the tine \thereto. and prevents lateral movement.

c c' represent metal loops secured to the under surface of the cross-head and projecting forward therefrom in such a manner as to embrace each tine.

rlhe loop e' is secured to .the clamp a by the bolt c', which passes through the cross-head.

In the drawing the central tine is represented as passing through a loop formed on the plate C' and ng secured to the upper plate C.

The catch D is supported upon three bearing-stamlards, h h, which are somewhat spread in order to give the catch suiieient strength, and to keep it from being thrown out of position.

K represents the metal are or bail which supports the hay-fork.

Iivoted to the upper part of this is the catch-loop l, which is operatedby means of a small rope passing through the perforation n in the handle ot' the hayfork.

My invention is designed to constituteV a strong, light, and durable implement. The mode of' construetion is such as to give all the strength ot a. fork made entirely of metal, without its weight. It is also less expensive on accountof the saving in metal, aecomplished by the use of the wooden cross-head and handle.

What I claim as my invention, and A desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` lhe tine E, when constructed as described, to clasp the cross-head at its front, top, and'rear, and to pass through the loop eof the bottom plate, said tine andv plate being connected by one, bolt only, in conjunction with said loop, substantially as speetied.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: WILLIAM W. MCFADDIN.

WM. L. DUFF, M. MILLER. 

